progressive-downloader ☆
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Description:
Download manager
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 9.7@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 19, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: download-manager accelerator macos utility networking
Install: brew install --cask progressive-downloader
About:
Progressive Downloader is a high-performance download manager for macOS designed to accelerate file transfers and manage downloads efficiently. It utilizes multi-threaded connections to maximize bandwidth utilization for faster downloads. The tool also provides robust features like automatic resume capabilities and site explorer functionality.
Key Features:
  • Multi-threaded connection acceleration
  • Automatic download resumption
  • Built-in site explorer
  • Browser integration
  • Scheduled downloads
Use Cases:
  • Accelerating large file downloads
  • Managing batch downloads from FTP/HTTP servers
  • Mirroring websites for offline access
Alternatives:
  • Folx – Similar multi-threaded acceleration and browser integration
  • wget – Command-line alternative lacking GUI but highly scriptable
Version History
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Aug 5, 2026 11:15am 9.7 0 VERSION_BUMP 16331f6b
Jul 9, 2026 5:33am 9.6 0 VERSION_BUMP abaa1d22
Jun 3, 2026 8:43pm 9.5 0 VERSION_BUMP b1990283
May 7, 2026 5:02pm 9.4.1 0 VERSION_BUMP cc4b2016
Apr 14, 2026 5:34am 9.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP f8414014
Apr 3, 2026 7:35am 9.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 20609b5e
Mar 15, 2026 7:21am 9.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 09b0a606
Feb 5, 2026 1:40pm 9.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 0c2ad295
Jan 14, 2026 7:39pm 9.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 70e3bf08
Dec 19, 2025 7:23am 8.5.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 0d846c13
Sep 15, 2025 12:47pm 8.1 0 VERSION_BUMP a5fd7020
Jul 24, 2024 7:42am 7.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 4f8f8ffa
Jul 4, 2024 11:07am 7.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 2260ab4b
Jun 30, 2024 12:39pm 7.0 0 VERSION_BUMP bef6e2ed
Mar 20, 2024 3:29pm 6.4 0 VERSION_BUMP 8e6ee75e
Mar 20, 2024 3:29pm 6.4 0 VERSION_BUMP 9b98d6a7
Jan 18, 2024 10:10am 6.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 9cdbd6f3
Jan 10, 2024 7:52am 6.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 45ea91c7
Dec 1, 2023 11:42am 6.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 71170913
Oct 28, 2023 11:39am 6.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 7c0d3a3d
Oct 22, 2023 8:45am 6.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 703a9010
Mar 20, 2023 11:51am 5.7 0 VERSION_BUMP c52736c2
Jan 19, 2023 5:18am 5.6 0 VERSION_BUMP dc5f8d40
Oct 27, 2022 2:42am 5.5 0 VERSION_BUMP 7f35352c
Sep 22, 2022 1:51am 5.4 0 VERSION_BUMP a030e96f
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